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2024

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  • November

    Fall Athletes Honoured at Assembly

    Stanstead College officially closed the first sports season of the school year with its annual Fall Athletic Assembly, held at Centenary Church on Wednesday, November 6.
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  • Varsity Hockey Players of the Month - October

    Varsity Boys Offensive Player: #11 Zackarie Michaud
    The varsity boys captain had a massive month in October, as he and his linemates, Ryan Dwyer and September Offensive Player of the Month Kamyl Chemrouk, continued to put the puck in the net. At the October CPSHA weekend hosted by the Rothesay Netherwood School, Zackarie had 6 points in 4 games, highlighted by a hat trick in a 5-2 win over the Ridley College Tigers. The second-year Spartan looks to continue his torrid start to his senior season as the Spartans look ahead to a busy month of November that features the TCF Bank International Invitational tournament in Minnesota and the Stanstead Showcase.
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  • Fearing the Loss of Women's Rights

    By Maelie L., Grade 11
    What would you do if every day you woke up afraid your rights could be taken away?
     
    I grew up with a mother and father both in the business world. I grew up thinking my mom could do anything. She was a superhero, a storm, relentlessly pursuing what she wanted. My dad always supported her dreams, her ambitions, and her desires. Now, at 17 years old, my greatest fear is that women like my mother, one day, will be denied the chance to pursue their dreams, as so many other women did in the past.

    What if I aspire to as much as my mom did? Will I be stopped? You might be asking, why do I say that? I'll tell you why.
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  • October

    SB Soccer: Spartans Cap Perfect Season with Trophy

    By Graham Chandler
    The Stanstead College Senior Boys Soccer Spartans capped off a very successful 2024 Eastern Townships Interscholastic Athletic Conference (ETIAC) season by defeating the Bishop’s College School Bears, 5-1, in the playoff championship game played last Friday at Stanstead College.
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  • SB Soccer: ETIAC Semi-Final vs Richmond

    By Graham Chandler
    The stage was set…the reigning ETIAC champion Richmond Knights versus the 2023 runner-up Stanstead College Spartans in the 2024 ETIAC semi-final played at Stanstead College on Tuesday, October 23 at 4:00pm. This match would be the third and final one of the season, and despite having won the previous two league encounters by an aggregate 11-3 margin, the Spartans would not take the Knights for granted. Potentially slipping up the Spartans on this day – and if there was ever a banana skin in the works – was exhaustion resulting from six games in three days at the CAIS tournament in Aurora, Ontario, just the previous weekend.
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  • SB Soccer: CAIS 2024 Wrap-Up

    By Graham Chandler
    The Stanstead College Senior Boys Soccer Spartans attended the annual CAIS tournament held on the campus of St. Andrew’s College in Aurora, Ontario, October 17-19, and finished in 6th place in the silver division. CAIS organized a new format for 2024, which was aimed at having divisions of like with like talent. There are large and small CAIS schools, some with very strong and some with less experienced quality teams, so this new format provided all schools with the opportunity of playing against teams of similar caliber. For Stanstead College, this format worked perfectly, as games against Trinity College School, Ridley College and Country Day School were all excellent matchups.
     
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  • SG Soccer: Gods Giveth and Gods Taketh Away  

    By Erik Van Dyke
    I love how CAIS 2024 started – 7:45 am Thursday morning, freezing cold, -1o C, field a slick, white carpet of frost, and your Spartans are the first team out there warming up, the whole campus to ourselves. A neat boarding school scene I won’t soon forget.
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  • To Like Yourself, Be Yourself

    By Walker S., Grade 11
    I'm sure most of you know who I am, whether l’m that that funny guy from French class, your favourite prefect or that weird kid from cross-country. If you asked me who I am, I would have no idea what to tell you, but if you asked me one year ago, I would be able to tell you how I saw myself.
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  • CAIS Soccer begins at Stanstead

    Stanstead College is hosting the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) Senior Girls Soccer Tournament this week, with 18 schools from across the country represented.
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  • SG Soccer: Final League Game of the Season

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Massey-Vanier is tough. Big and strong and skilled at every position, with some speed thrown in there as well. No weak spots, no letup, just a well-coached group of intelligent athletes pressuring you wherever you turn. No wonder they’re heavy favourites to win the 2024 ETIAC league banner.
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  • SB Soccer: ETIAC Season Wrap-up

    By Graham Chandler
    Game 1 – Tuesday, September 17th - Stanstead 1 @ MVR 0
    The Spartans opened the ETIAC season by travelling west to Cowansville and the home of the Massey-Vanier Vikings. Always a difficult team to play, the Vikings are a tough opponent and hard to beat at home. From the opening kick-off the Spartans displayed their trademark style of play, keeping the ball by passing and moving it quickly on the ground, beginning offensive attacks by playing the ball from the defenders through the midfield to the forwards and breaking opponents down with aggressive pressure.
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  • SG Soccer: Back to Back to Back

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Last week something happened that is a first in my 32-year coaching career, something that is probably illegal in some countries: three full ETIAC games in a row. All at home. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. 80 minutes each. Back-to-back-to-back. Talk about your homestand.
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  • Seek your ladder

    By Annie L., Grade 12
    When I started writing this speech, I had no idea what I wanted to write about. Would I write the cliché speech about how Stanstead has changed my life, or about how to get involved in student activities as an introvert or about something else entirely? I completely and utterly could not make up my mind about what I wanted my statement to the school to be. When I started to reflect on the past four years of my life, I thought back to prefect orientation, and Mr. Marino's words echoed in my ears: "Be real. Don't try to impress others by saying something you don't truly mean." So, I will do just that. I'm going to be real with you right now and share some of my struggles and how I am overcoming them.
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  • Varsity Hockey Players of the Month - September

    Varsity Girls Offensive Player: #11 Maxim Tremblay
    Maxim has picked up right where she let off last season to lead a deep Spartan offensive attack, scoring 7 goals and 10 assists in 10 games. Primarily playing on a line with Rosalie Tremblay and Isabelle Michaud, the trio has been able to dominate the offensive zone through high-level skill and creativity and strong team system play to create high-quality scoring chances and score timely goals. Individually, Maxim has found offensive success across even strength, power play and penalty kill by creating space with her size and beating goalies with her powerful shot.  
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  • September

    Lauren and Head of School Joanne Carruthers

    Day of Truth and Reconciliation: Juliette's Story

    By Lauren L., Grade 11
    Last year I spoke about the founder of Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis Webstad. Today I would like to share Juliette’s story, a little girl from Mistissini, Quebec, the place I call home.
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  • Photo: Madik T.

    VB Hockey: Friday Night Ice

    By Matt Thompson
    The weather has not quite turned to real hockey weather here in Stanstead. The leaves are beginning to change colours and there is a distinct chill in the air at night, but days have been filled with some late September sun and warmth. Despite Mother Nature’s desire to hold onto summer, this past weekend was time for the Pat Burns Arena to open its doors to Varsity Boys Hockey action. With a 4-game week, the boys began by dropping their first CPSHA game to rival Bishops College by a score of 7-5 in a high energy, offensive game.
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  • Academic Trips Send Students North, South, East, West

    Last week, the entire student body of Stanstead College left campus and set off in all directions for the annual academic class trips.
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  • Be Real Now!

    By Sofia M., Grade 12
    As your head prefect, today, I am inaugurating this year’s round of prefect speeches, a beautiful tradition that is carried out every year, where prefects are able to share a little piece of what they are made of with the rest of the school. Hence, to share a little bit of what I’m made of and what I believe in, I decided, instead of talking of what I have achieved and what I’m proud of, to be more vulnerable with you and talk about what I am still working on for myself and hopefully inspire you to do the same thing.
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  • SG Soccer: Floodgates Open in Lennoxville  

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Soccer can be the most frustrating sport on the planet. You can do everything right, make all the right passes, all the right plays, but still not score. Finishing is hard, kids. That’s why Messi makes a trillion dollars a year. Because finishing… is… hard.
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  • SG Soccer: Spartans Secure First Win of Season

    By Erik Van Dyke
    This past Tuesday, your Spartans travelled to Richmond for their third ETIAC game of the season. So far in league play, we had yet to score on our way to a desultory 0-2 start.
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  • SG Soccer: Growing Pains

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Early season can be tough. You’re not in great shape after the summer (best case sore legs, worst case injured), you don’t know your teammates very well (what’s her last name again?), and the coach keeps moving you around, trying you at different positions (can’t he make up his mind?).
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  • SB Soccer: SIT Wrapup

    By Graham Chandler
    Game 1 – Spartans (2) vs College de Levis - Blue (0)
    Stanstead started the game on the front foot and took the lead in the 5th minute when left-winger Jeremiah  finished from inside the 6-yard box following a great pass from Jordan. The Spartans doubled the lead in the 12th minute when Gabriel won a 50/50 contested ball, made a quick move and fired a rocket into the back of the CDL goal. Spartan goalkeeper, Emanuel, faced and denied the four shots directed his way and earned the shutout.
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  • SG Soccer: SIT = Mustard and Donuts

    By Erik Van Dyke
    After a full week of tryouts and practices and figuring out positions and getting to know each other, your Senior Girls Soccer Spartans faced real competition for the first time with the 2024 edition of the Stanstead Invitational Tournament (aka the Dyke ‘N’ Friends) this past Saturday.
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  • 2024-25 School Year Under Way

    Classes for the 2024-25 Stanstead College school year began Friday after two days of orientation and preparation for new and returning students.
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  • June

    Madeline Lippmann and Mauricio Lopez Sanchez receive the Pitcher Prize from guest speaker Anchi Numfor, Class of 2012

    Stanstead Closes School 2023-24 School Year with Baccalaureate

    Luke DeLaBruere, Grade 11, of Derby, Vt, took home a significant number of prizes at Stanstead College’s 2024 Baccalaureate and Prize-Giving Service Saturday, while the school’s head prefects shared the Pitcher Prize, the school’s top award.
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  • Spring Assembly Honours Top Student-Athletes

    The 2023-24 sports season officially wrapped up Monday evening with the Spring Sports Assembly, where three student-athletes were repeat MVPs.
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  • Athlete of the Week: Camryn Moore

    This student-athlete from Jay, Vermont has been a consistent and steady presence throughout the entire senior girls rugby season, whether bringing up the defensive line with full speed tackles or leading off the offence with a decisive run. Any player, coach or fan who has watched our games notices Camryn. What is more impressive is what people don’t always see, namely the attention to improving footwork and skills in practice and boosting teammates when they need it. Camryn performed just as well this past weekend in Dover, New Hampshire, reacting to unexpected situations and focusing on moving the ball to set her teammates up for exciting tries. Congratulations, Camryn.
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  • May

    Athlete of the Week: William Towner

    Following a difficult start to the season, this golfer from Ayer’s Cliff, Quebec had one of his best rounds ever on Sunday. William’s first tournament victory as a Spartan came in dramatic fashion. Two Stanstead golfers were tied with low score following the tournament, so in order to determine the low gross, they went to extra holes. This means that they walked back and played the 18th hole again. Still tied, they played the 10th hole and still tied, off to the 17th hole they went! When it looked like they were headed to a 4th playoff hole, William pulled up his socks and made a fabulous 12-foot putt to take the victory over his teammate, Jack Carter. For his overall progress this year and his performance on Sunday, your Athlete of the Week, from the golf team, William Towner.
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  • Embracing Imperfection: The Power of Appreciation

    By Shun H., Grade 12
    As my four-year journey at Stanstead comes close to an end, I remember my first day here as if it were yesterday. The excitement, the nerves and the anticipation of what was to come are still vivid in my mind. Over these years, I have met countless people, participated in numerous sports games and learned many valuable lessons. While my time at Stanstead might sound like a seamless adventure, the reality is that it was a challenging journey filled with ups and downs. Let me share some of those experiences with you. 
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  • Stanstead Celebrates Homecoming, Opens Wolfe House

    Nearly 200 alumni and friends of Stanstead College turned up on campus Saturday for Homecoming 2024.
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  • Change Your Mindset with Gratitude

    By William-Antoine L., Grade 11
    I want to talk about a topic that truly resonates with me: gratitude. As we all know, it’s very easy to get caught up in this crazy life at Stanstead, but I want to remind you all to not forget the little things that make it special.  
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  • Athletes of the Week: Seia Oikawa & Louis Sullivan

    Who knew that these student-athletes hailing from Singapore and Saitama, Japan would become a match made in tennis heaven. From the beginning of the season, their coaches could tell that they would become a force to be reckoned with. Cruising by their opponents at almost every opportunity, they have impressed players on the other side of the net and earned the respect of their peers. Always looking to improve, they have also used their time to help their teammates get better. Their coaches would even argue that nobody is more dedicated to their craft than these two. For their incredible and consistent play in the last three meets with BCS, Athletes of the Week, from tennis, Seia Oikawa and Louis Sullivan.
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  • Competition IS Fun

    By Maxim T., Grade 12
    In my opinion, I was born a competitor. Around 7 years old, I started playing all sorts of sports: soccer, basketball and hockey. I had so much fun playing these sports. The problem was I could not stand the reality of losing. I remember the first time I lost a soccer game; we were playing against the best team in Sherbrooke. I went there full of confidence, thinking my team would do everything to win, since in my head that was the only goal. Fast forward, we lost 8-0, and it seemed like most of our players were more interested in picking flowers than playing the game.
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  • Athlete of the Week: Junyoung "Julia" Lee

    A standout second-year junior rugby player, Julia Lee is fierce on the pitch! She is an offensive force and relentless on defence. Her strong and technically sound tackles had fans gasping in awe at yesterday’s ETIAC games as she helped her team solidify wins against both Galt and BCS. Julia is wracking up points on the scoreboard and back to finish what she started last season. A quiet leader with tremendous skill and determination, congratulations Athlete of the Week, from junior girls rugby, Julia Lee.
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  • Counting Down the Days

    By Deanna W., Grade 11
    Did you know that we have seven Fridays left until summer? And that includes this week, and break. Seven Fridays. In fact, 35 Fridays have already passed. I know because I counted them. Fridays are like milestones to me. Every Friday that passes is an accomplishment because it means I somehow got through another week of math class.
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  • Athlete of the Week: Malcolm Nicholson

    Malcolm Nicholson, Grade 11, from Darien, Connecticut, had an epic performance in the boys lacrosse team’s first game in the United States this year. He finished with three goals and played with toughness and selflessness. Malcolm is relentless with the ball in his stick and also when trying to get it back. The attackmen duo with Jaxon Pierce is a threat to score anytime they touch the ball. Malcolm’s follow-up game vs BCS did not disappoint. He led the team with another three-goal performance for an 11-5 win. For his elite scoring touch and overall selfless play, congratulations Athlete of the Week Malcolm Nicholson.
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  • April

    Appreciate What's Around You

    By Alexa G., Grade 11
    Most of the time, people fail to appreciate the value of something until it's gone. Whether it's relationships, possessions, opportunities or even health, realizing their importance often dawns only after they have been lost or compromised. When you are used to having something, you assume it’ll always be there and eventually begin to overlook it. Why does this happen?
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  • Co-Athletes of the Week: Chaz Grenier & Shun Hatano

    Chaz Grenier from Stanstead, Quebec showed true grit this past weekend at Rugbyfest in New Brunswick. In the finals, he was double-teamed and still managed to create offence. His strong play on defence resulted in numerous turnovers and momentum changes in the most critical moments of the championship game. Off the field, Chaz leads by rallying everyone to be invested and push towards the end goal of team victory.

    The second student-athlete recognized this week, Shun Hatano, is known as the “Tokyo 10." He is an electric player with a large toolbox of skills. He can kick, see gaps in the defence and pass on a rope to his left and right. When it matters most, he elevates his game to another level. These two Grade 12 leaders were instrumental in securing the championship banner in the Bonnycastle "B" Division. 

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    Last week's Co-Athletes of the Week were goalie Louis Sullivan and team captain Charles Généreux from U15 hockey who led the team to win the RSEQ Metro Division semi-final at home, including the game-winner by Charles in overtime. 
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  • Depression Does Not Define Me

    By Halle K., Grade 12
    My name is Halle. I am a prefect, thank God. (Shout out Mr. Marino!) It is my fourth and final year here at Stanstead College (hopefully). I like to laugh, run and play sports. Oh, and my friends are pretty cool even if I tell them they aren’t. But something I am super passionate about is my mental health.
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  • Stay Positive and Feel the Feels

    By Avah S., Grade 12
    Be positive. It sounds so cliché, doesn’t it? Yet, a few weeks ago, I found myself giving one of my friends this advice, and gosh, did I hate myself as soon as I said it. I know when I am given this advice, I cringe and roll my eyes, because it’s so easily said, and so difficult to act upon.
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  • Academic Assembly Honours Top Achievers

    On Monday, the school presented certificates and pins honouring those who had achieved academic success in the second term at an Academic Assembly held at Centenary Church. 
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  • School Celebrates Top Winter Athletes

    The Winter Athletic Assembly was held on Thursday evening, celebrating our sports teams and individual achievement since the start of the season in November. 
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  • Get Past First Impressions

    By Lana P., Grade 12
    I’m sure you have all heard the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but the reality is that many people do not model this phrase. As human beings, the first thing we notice about someone we meet is their appearance. Without any knowledge of their personality or who they truly are, we make an assumption, either positive or negative. But why do we not look past that initially?
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  • Second Term Academic Achievers Recognized

    Head of School Joanne Carruthers is pleased to release the list of students who have achieved academic success in the second term (Grades 7-12). For their efforts, these students have earned a place on the Academic Honours List, the Head's List and the Chair's List.

    All recipients will be recognized officially at the Academic Assembly, Monday, April 8.
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  • March

    Believe in the Deeds of Your Service

    By Tony J., Grade 12
    I have had the privilege to serve as a prefect in our beloved college for two years. Even now, I still recall the words I wrote in my letter of application for this job. I promised my service with full heart and dedication to Stanstead.
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  • SG Basketball: Senior Night

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Celebrating our departing Grade 12s from the Senior Girls Basketball Spartans:
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  • SG Basketball: MacLeod Tournament Recap

    By Erik Van Dyke
    In what may well turn out to be the final basketball action of the 2023-24 season, your Spartans travelled to Centennial Regional High School to take part in the annual MacLeod Provincial Tournament. The MacLeod is as storied a tournament as there is, with the inaugural event taking place way back in 1953. 71 years ago! In all that time, Stanstead College has emerged as champions four times (2017-2019, and again last year in 2023). It was a hard tournament to win. But as we’ve said before, worthwhile things are never easy.
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  • The Comfort of Friendship

    By Camryn M.
    “I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.” - Andy Bernard, “The Office”
     
    I guess this quote has always made me think a little bit about appreciating the present, but this being my final year in high school, it hits just a little bit harder. 
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  • Athlete of the Week: Noémie Cloutier

    A Grade 11 student from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Noémie Cloutier was the heart, soul and rock of the prep girls hockey team all through last weekend's JWHL playoffs. With the team down two defenders all weekend due to injuries, the team’s captain played every second shift on defence. Not only did she perform her regular duties of shutting down the opposition’s offensive threats, but she also contributed offensively by scoring her first goal of the season in the opening game. She played through the pain of badly bruised ribs and never complained about it. Wanting a championship so badly, she showed up three hours early at 6:00 am to prepare for the big game. The girls could not have pulled it off this weekend without her leadership and unconditional dedication to a team-first attitude. Congratulations, Athlete of the week Noémie Cloutier.
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  • League Championships for Prep Girls, Varsity Boys

    Congratulations to our varsity boys and prep girls hockey teams, both of whom came from behind to earn their respective league championships this past Sunday.
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  • VB Hockey: A Comeback to be Proud Of

    By Matt Thompson
    Words are hard to find right now. It is hard to try to write something as if it is in the past, when I want to keep this amazing feeling present, I want to stay in this moment. My sense of joy for our boys, pride for our program and school and personal relief for feeling that our job was done well are all working together to make waking up the last couple days to be extra special.
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  • A Thank You Letter to Stanstead

    By Ellie F., Grade 11
    We humans crave and seek forms of stability, whether it comes from an environment, one or many individuals or even an object. Before Stanstead, I was a 14-year-old girl unaware of what awaited me after the doors of high school shut and even more unaware of what and where I would be living each year of my remaining years of high school. Here’s a little background information: I have been hopping from one place to another since the beginning of my existence. Heading into my Grade 10 year, I wanted to know what the environment of my next three years of high school would look like.
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  • SG Basketball: Messy, messy, messy

    By Erik Van Dyke
    The last RSEQ game of the year, against Le Salesien on their home floor, was one of those games I just don’t like that much, i.e. non-stop full court pressure with loose reffing. Which means our ballhandlers are constantly being ridden downcourt and there is body contact on every single play. Which means every time you have the ball you have two to four hands reaching in to grab it from you with no fear of a foul (in fact, Clara’s father spent most of the game yelling “Hands! Hands!” from the sideline). Which means the game is a haphazard track meet where everything is rushed and improvised and messy, the way basketball is probably played in prison. And the main problem with prison basketball is that you don’t learn very much in terms of technique or strategy. It’s a battle of athleticism. It’s roller derby.
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  • February

    2024 Bailly Tournament Champs

    SG Basketball: When Balls Don't Fall

    By Erik Van Dyke
    This past weekend, your Stanstead College Spartans travelled to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu to participate in the first of our two most important events of the year, the 2024 Bailly Small Schools Provincial Tournament. As defending champions, and ranked #1 going into the tourney, we were looking to take care of business and bring the championship plaque back home.  
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  • Athlete of the Week: Bokyeong "Kayla" Lee

    This Grade 11 student-athlete from South Korea has been in the curling program for two years. Over time, she has emerged as quite the player. Kayla was a dominant force in the team’s game against Richmond this past week. Coach Planetta describes Kayla as a “smiling assassin” -- taking out opposition stones with a devilish grin on her face. Kayla looks to lead her team as they play for the ETIAC championship tomorrow in North Hatley. For her overall progress and amazing performance this past week, congratulations to Athlete of the Week Kayla Lee.
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  • SG Basketball: Doing More Things Right

    By Erik Van Dyke
    I can’t say for sure how all of their games have gone this season, but I’m pretty sure that La Ruche, undefeated and undisputed league leaders in RSEQ D3 this season, haven’t had many games as tough as their game against your Stanstead Spartans last Wednesday.
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  • Grade 9 winners

    Junior Science Fair 2024 Winners Announced

    Students in Grades 7, 8 and 9 presented their Science Fair projects at the annual Junior Science Fair on Tuesday evening. The Science Fair has become a tradition at Stanstead College, and it was remarkable to see all the students, parents and teachers interact as the young scientists presented their results to the judges. The following are the winners by grade.
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  • More Thoughts on Kindness

    By Kayla L., Grade 11
    This is my fourth year at Stanstead College, but I still remember the first day when I came to Stanstead. I’m sure people who were here in 2020 would remember what that year was like. It was really different from now due to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19. Everything was unorganized and unfamiliar. Due to the pandemic, my flight got delayed, and I had to take online classes for the two months of my first year at Stanstead.
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  • Kindness Opens Hearts and Lives

    By Annie L., Grade 11
    I hope it is true when I say that everybody in this room has been shaped by the kindness of another person. Whether this person is a friend, a parent, a sibling, a teacher, or even a stranger, there is no denying the positive impact that kindness leaves on you. And there is also no denying the impact you can leave on the world by simply being nice to someone else.
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  • Co-Athletes of the Week: Laurie Aubin & Zoé Charland

    Athlete of the Week is co-awarded to two linemates from prep girls hockey. Laurie Aubin has been at the top of her game all season and did not disappoint this weekend at the JWHL Challenge Cup. She scored the overtime winner to advance the prep girls to its first championship game in program history. She finished the tournament with 5 goals and 5 assists in 6 games which was good for fourth overall in the tournament. Laurie’s overtime goal was assisted by Zoé Charland, who has been an equal force the entire season. Zoe scored 9 goals and added 3 assists for 12 points in 6 games this weekend and good for second overall in the tournament. Like Gretzky and Messier or Lemieux and Jagr, these two linemates lead on the scoresheet but also with their work ethic and never-quit attitudes. Congratulations, Laurie Aubin and Zoe Charland.
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  • SG Basketball: The Question

    By Erik Van Dyke
    The halftime buzzer goes. The players trudge to the bench, heads down, shoulders slumped. Demoralized. I can’t exactly remember the score, but it was ugly. 36-11 or something like that. It felt like more. Laruche’s full-court press was debilitating, no let-up at all, never letting us get comfortable on offence, and their fast break was killing us. Even if we got a couple bodies back in transition, they would stay in fifth gear, attack downhill and finish anyway, contested or not. Even when we forced them to play in the half court, they dropped threes like it was nothing. They were fast, athletic, deep, they were shooting well, and they were on their home floor. Laruche was rolling. Stanstead was not going to win this game.
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  • Building on Destiny

    Noémie C., Grade 11 Prefect
    At the end of the school year, I will be leaving this place I have called home for the past three years. I will be taking off to this big city called Montreal. I will be living there on my own, leaving my hometown and this small town. I will not lie to you: being on my very own for the first time in a big city like Montreal without my parents brings me a lot of concerns. Will I be able to manage my apartment? Will I be able to find my way around? All those questions I would never ask myself here in Stanstead.  
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  • SG Basketball: Rounding into Form

    By Erik Van Dyke
    “That was the best team basketball I’ve ever seen you guys play.” – Mr. Andrew Blair, head minor official, giving his thoughts to me after the game.
     
    And he was not wrong. Because not only were we going up against a fast, well-coached Triolet team hellbent on revenge (we’d beaten them 10 days earlier), but Trio full-court presses every second of every game, and we were going to be without our point guard (as Melissa was out with a concussion). Nothing is harder in girls’ basketball than bringing up the ball vs pressure without a true dribbler. Not only is it difficult, it can be demoralizing. I’m not gonna lie, I was concerned coming into this game.
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  • Don't Worry About the Moments to Come

    By Alina S., Grade 11
    I want to talk about something that all of us students in Quebec struggle with daily during this time of year. The sun comes out late and goes down early, dangerously low temperature where you can’t be outside for more than five minutes without getting frostbite, and on top of that, winter depression.
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  • Make Sleep Hygiene Part of Your Routine

    By Andrea Schmitt
    You know how you feel when you haven’t slept enough. You can’t get up in the morning, you can’t stay awake during class, you have no energy for sports in the afternoon. It feels like you’re not your best self and your only goal is going to sleep as quickly as possible…

    Your parents (and your teachers) might have given you lectures about what you should do, and you’ve heard it all before, you know the theory. Nevertheless, I’m here as well to tell you that sleep is really important for your brain and your body in order to perform well. So, try to do it for them if you don’t want to do it for yourself.
     
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  • January

    Look Fear in the Eyes

    By Christopher L., Grade 11
    A brother of mine, who goes by the name of Anderson Trider, told me this quote in Grade 9: “Ask a question and be dumb for a moment or hold your tongue and be dumb forever.” At the time, I did not understand this quote. I was a young, immature boy who would not get out of his comfort zone. Now, two years later, I understand what he meant.  
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  • SG Basketball: All This and Triolet Too

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Friday, 12:00 noon, first game of the BCS Invitational Tournament vs The Study. Opening jump ball, the ref lobs it up, and we’re under way.
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    Saturday, 4:00 pm, the very next day, the final horn blows, signaling the end of our last game, and the end of the tournament.
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  • Athlete of the Week: William Towner

    This Grade 12 student-athlete from Ayer's Cliff, Quebec earned 3 points in two games against a tough Le Boisé opponent on Saturday. The U18 hockey captain followed up these performances by helping lead his team to a 7-3 victory over Frontalière on Monday by scoring 4 goals and adding 3 assists. William always plays the game the right way, is a natural leader on and off the ice and is a pleasure to coach. Congratulations, William Towner!
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  • SG Basketball: Team Victory

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Twelve days ago, in our first game back from the Christmas break, we travelled all the way to Victoriaville to play our worst game of the year versus Le Boise, a listless 33-24 loss. This past Tuesday was our chance at redemption. At home this time.
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  • Athlete of the week: Jaxon Pierce

    This past weekend, varsity boys hockey won both of their games, the first against the #3-ranked Kimball Union Academy and the second against New Hampton School. Leading the offensive charge in both games was team captain Jaxon Pierce (Grade 12, Fredericton, NB). Jaxon scored on the first shift of the game against Kimball Union and scored both the first and second goals against New Hampton school on Sunday. Besides finding himself on the scoresheet for 3 goals in 2 games, Jaxon’s work ethic was on full display all weekend. Congratulations, Jaxon! 
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  • SG Basketball @ MIST: Moving Forward

    By Erik Van Dyke
    This past weekend your Spartans travelled to the big city for the annual Montreal Independent Schools Tournament, always a highlight of the year. We were hoping to build upon the progress we made in our last league game vs Salesien, and build we did. We haven’t quite returned to our best form of the season (which was at CAIS last November), but we made real strides.
     
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  • Making the Transition

    By Noah P., Grade 11
    I spent the first twelve years of my life in the comfort of my parents’ home north of Quebec City, where, I must admit, I had everything I needed on a “silver plate.” My life was pretty easy! The decision to come to Stanstead College in Grade 7 was mine, and my parents fully supported me in that choice.
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  • SG Basketball: Improvement Noted

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Well, that was better. Much better. Starting right away with the warmup, we looked faster. More athletic. Ready to go. Passes were crisp, hands were sure and cuts were sharp, the kind where you hear the sneakers squeak on the floor. All of which carried over to the first quarter, and honestly, to the whole game. Last Thursday, we looked like we were moving in quicksand, but this past Tuesday vs Le Salesien we were purposeful for the full 32 minutes.
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  • Athlete of the Week: Charles Généreux

    Charles Genereux of U15 hockey had a tremendous day this past Wednesday at Cardigan Mountain School in New Hampshire. A Grade 9 student from Lorraine, Quebec, Charles scored the tying goal in the last three minutes of play in the third period, and then, with 54 seconds remaining in the game, he scored the game winner on an outstanding end-to-end rush. The Spartans staged the late-game comeback against a big, strong and fast Cardigan Mountain team to pull off the 3-2 victory. For putting the team on his back, your athlete of the week is the U15 hockey team captain, Charles Généreux.
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  • Compassion in Action Can Make a Difference

    By Luke D., Grade 11
    At the risk of sounding a bit depressing, let's face it, our world can be messed up. Think about it: conflict and war, inequality and poverty, environmental pollution, discrimination, corruption, injustice and the violation of human rights, just to name a few examples. But why are humans driven to cause these outcomes? Is it insatiable greed for power some leaders have, or is it our innate fear of weakness and failure? Either way, our world has a void, a void that will destroy us if it is not filled.
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  • SG Basketball: No Pain, No Gain

    By Erik Van Dyke
    Saturday, December 2, 2023, the CAIS Tournament in Winnipeg. Not only was that the last basketball game your Spartans played before this past Thursday’s RSEQ trip to Le Boise in Victoriaville; that was also the last day the whole team even practiced together. Immediately upon their return from CAIS, our Grade 12s started preparing for exams, i.e. no athletics, just studying.
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  • Beating the Winter-Back-To-School Blues

    By Andrea Schmitt
    Returning to your boarding school after the long pause might be a happy event for some, but it’s a drag for many. I’d even say some teachers and staff feel the same about returning after these holiday celebrations. Maybe you’ve visited your family and friends in another country. If you’re an international student, you might be experiencing a huge temperature change (from hot Mexico to cold Canada) or being jet-lagged after a long flight from Asia. If you’re a day student, all the stories about exotic locations can feel endless to listen to. It doesn’t help that winter, with its low temperatures and often grey skies, will be here for the next months…
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  • Grade 12 Term 1 Honours

    Head of School Joanne Carruthers is pleased to release the list of Grade 12 students who have achieved academic success in their first term (September to December). For their efforts, these students have earned a place on the Academic Honours List, the Head's List and the Chair's List. 
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  • The Power of Yet 

    By Annabelle C., Grade 11
    I bet I am not the only one who says, “I can’t do this,” or “I’m not good at that.” We tend to be negative when faced with challenges, setbacks or failures. However, the key to unlocking our true potential is to cultivate a growth mindset.
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